Ethiopia Web Links
Below are links by topical categories to resources primarily in
English providing information generally on Ethiopia and specifically
in the context of the Eritrea-Ethiopia conflict. For related web links,
see Eritrea
Web Links, Horn
of Africa Web Links and Regional
Resources: Africa.
These links complement the conflict-resolution simulation exercise on the Eritrea-Ethiopia conflict for the state-level high school winners of the United States Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest. These links also complement the USIP Special Report: U.S. Leadership in Resolving African Conflict: the Case of Ethiopia-Eritrea.
General Resources
The sites below collect links to other Internet resources which describe the background, history and current events in Ethiopia.
- Africa
South of the Sahara: Ethiopia
An extensive collection of well-annotated links compiled by Karen
Fung at Stanford University for the African Studies Association.
Includes links to email lists, newsgroups, special projects, databases
and archives, articles and documents, non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), news
and general sources. Organized alphabetically within country listing.
The web site also has regional and topical
categories of links, as well as a a site
searching capability.
- Ethiopia
Page
Varied selection of annotated links from the Center for African
Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, covering general information,
country map and city
map of Addis Ababa, and other collections of links.
- INCORE
guide to Internet sources on conflict and ethnicity in Ethiopia
A selective list of annotated links to news sources, articles and
documents, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), maps, general
sources, etc. from the Initiative on Conflict Resolution & Ethnicity.
- Index
on Africa: Country pages: Ethiopia
The web site for Index on
Africa, a project of the Norwegian Council for Africa, contains
extensive annotated links, organized by news
pages, subject
pages and country
pages. Within each individual country page, links are organized
by subject category, such as culture, politics and security and
conflict. Interesting features include the number of links listed
for each category, the tabulation of hits on a specific link since
it was added to the Index on Africa web page, as well as the opportunity
to rate the link. Search
capability is also available.
- International
Cultural Center (ICC) Library--East Africa Links: Ethiopia
From Texas Tech University, a selection of mostly annotated links
for Ethiopia to internet search tools (with automatic searches from
three search engines) and other useful general resources. Also has
general web links for East
Africa.
 Government Agencies and International Organizations
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Embassy of Ethiopia
- Washington, D.C.
The web site contains general information about Ethiopia, its arts,
culture, historic sites, economy, and government, plus news, press
releases, speeches, interviews and reports. Contains a link to the
Office of the Government Spokesperson,
"to provide information relating to the current dispute between
Ethiopia and Eritrea" which, in turn, includes a special section
on the "Ethio-Eritrean"
conflict.
- Permanent
Mission of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the United
Nations
Statements, speeches, UN documents and resolutions from the Mission
of Ethiopia in New York to the United Nations. The web site is under
contruction, but includes a statement
of November 11, 1998 from foreign minister H.E. Mr. Seyoum Mesfin
on the crisis between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Organization for African Unity (OAU)
United Nations
- Integrated
Regional Information Network (IRIN): Ethiopia
IRIN, a
unit of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA), provides a clearinghouse of information for humanitarian
and international communities on the crises in sub-Saharan Africa.
Its web site contains special reports, news briefs organized by
country and region, such as Horn
of Africa. Links
to related web sites include IDPs
in Ethiopia from the Global
IDP Project on internally displaced persons. An e-mail
subscription for IRIN reports is also available.
- Reliefweb:
Eritrea: The latest
Sponsored by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs, this site provides extensive current news and information
on a broad range of humanitarian relief issues in Ethiopia and worldwide.
The web site includes maps, a archive of documents, links to related
sites and a search engine. Includes a special web page for documents
related to the Eritrea-Ethiopia
conflict, as part of tracking complex
emergencies.
- United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa (ECA)
Web site of the UN organization based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Includes links to reports, statements, news sources, a database
of meetings and events on Africa, related
initiatives such as the UN
Special Initiative on Africa, a list
of member states, ECA partners and other organizational
information.
- UNHCR: Country
of Origin and Legal Information
The web site for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) has databases for country of origin and legal information
documents and reports. Pull-down menus allow selection by country
and/or subject and a specific search engine feature is also provided.
Each country compilation includes links to country reports, legal
documents, news and maps.
- United
Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)
Web site of the UN peacekeeping mission, scheduled to be deplayed
from September 15, 2000 to March 15, 2001, describes the background
and mandate of the mission, including a map, a fact sheet, news
and analysis and links to related documents.
United States
- Ethiopia:
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2000
Extensive report from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor, U.S. Department of State. Reports for previous
years are available online from 1993.
- U.S.
Department of State - Bureau of African Affairs
U.S. Department of State's site to official statements, press briefings,
fact sheets and links to other related Internet sites. A country
profile for Ethiopia lists statements and publications specific
to that country.
- U.S.
Institute of Peace Library-Commissions of Inquiry: Ethiopia
Brief description of special office set up in 1992 for investigations.
Part of the United States Institute of Peace Library's Truth Commissions
web page.
- United
States Mission to Ethiopia
Web site maintained by the U.S. Information Service in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, for the U.S. Embassy, with links to the Peace Corps, the
U.S. Agency for International Development, other U.S. government
sites and Ethiopian web resources.
Maps and Guides
- ReliefWeb
Map Centre: Ethiopia
Specialized maps of Ethiopia from ReliefWeb covering the humanitarian
crisis resulting from the border war with Eritrea, refugees, food
insecurity and other issues. Also has maps for the Horn
of Africa and individual countries within the region. Maps can
be sorted by type, source, and keyword and are linked to documents
on ReliefWeb.
- Ethiopia:
CIA World Factbook
Country information for Ethiopia covering the geography, people,
economy, government, and infrastructure. Includes a map.
- Ethiopia
Maps
Maps of Eritrea from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
of the University of Texas at Austin. These maps were produced by
the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency unless otherwise indicated.
- Your Nation
An interactive database with information derived from the CIA
World Factbook, Your Nation allows the user to compare or rank
statistics for any two countries or display a statistical summary
for an individual country. Settings are customizable.
Media and News Sources
- allAfrica.com: Ethiopia
Current news stories on Ethiopia from various Africa-related wire
services and other organizations. AllAfrica.com incorporates Africa
News Online. Contains brief summary with a link to the full text,
as well as links by topic and region (East
Africa). Special sections include: The
United States and Africa and President
Clinton's trip to Africa.
- BBC
News | Africa | Eritrea and Ethiopia: a difficult peace
Feature article on the the peace agreement signed Dec. 12, 2000
between Eritrea and Ethiopia with links to related articles. BBC
also has stories on War
in Africa's Horn: Special Report, which looks at the background
to the war and its impact on the rest of the Horn of Africa as well
as current
news on the region.
- Preventing
and Mitigating Violent Conflicts: A Revised Guide for Practitioners
Prepared by Creative Associates International, Inc. at the request
of the Greater Horn of Africa Initiative, a USAID project from 1994,
to help support the Initiative's efforts to promote peace and development,
especially in the Greater Horn.
- Walta Information
Center
Based in Addis Ababa, this private information center is registered
with the Ministry of Information and Culture. Its web site provides
current news, articles, interviews, and special reports. Links to
other web resources include the Ethiopian
News Agency and several other news organizations.
- Yahoo
News: Full coverage of Eritrea-Ethiopia
Numerous links to news sources, stories from various wire services,
reports in audio and video, and related web sites.
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Updated: October 26 2001
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